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Retention Rates
Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students (who have never enrolled in college before) who first enroll in the fall semester and are still enrolled in the college a year later (the following fall semester). For example, 66% of the first-time, full-time students who enrolled at Schoolcraft in the fall of 2018 were still enrolled in the fall 2019 semester.
Retention Rates by Year
| Retention Rates |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
| Full-Time Students |
62% |
58% |
66% |
| Part-Time Students |
48% |
48% |
48% |
Data source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Report
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates
Federal government regulations require graduation rates and transfer-out rates to be calculated based on students completing a program within 150% of the expected time to program completion, which is 3 years for a 2-year associate degree and 2 years for a 1-year certificate program.
It is important to note that these rates only measure full-time, degree-seeking students who started in the fall semester and haven’t attended college before. At Schoolcraft, this group only represents 17% of all students enrolled in fall of 2018.
Graduation and Transfer Rates
| |
2009 Cohort |
2010 Cohort |
2011 Cohort |
2012 Cohort |
4-Year Average |
| Graduation Rate |
19% |
17% |
17% |
14% |
17% |
| Transfer-Out Rate |
28% |
34% |
31% |
30% |
31% |
Success Rate
(Graduation + Transfer-Out Rate) |
47% |
51% |
48% |
44% |
|
Data source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Reports
*When the College first offered a bachelor's degree in 2015, it was then classified as a 4-year institution solely for IPEDS reporting. As a result, Schoolcraft is required to report graduation rates for the cohort 6 years prior, unlike other community colleges reporting on a cohort 3 years prior.
Graduation Rates by Gender
| 2012 Student Cohort |
Graduation Rate |
| Male |
14% |
| Female |
15% |
Graduation Rates by Ethnicity
| 2012 Student Cohort |
Graduation Rate |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
11% |
| Asian |
17% |
| Black/African American |
3% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
17% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
0% |
| White |
19% |
| Two or More Races |
29% |
| Race & Ethnicity Unknown |
8% |
| Non-Resident Alien |
14% |
Graduation Rates by Pell Grant Status
| 2012 Student Cohort |
Graduation Rate |
| Recipients of a Pell Grant (within students' first year) |
15% |
| Recipients of a Direct Subsidized Loan (within students' first year) who did not receive a Pell Grant |
10% |
| Did not receive a Pell Grant or Direct Subsidized Loan (within students' first year) |
20% |
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Receiving Athletically Related Student Aid
Athletically Related Aid for First-Time Students
| Outcomes for First-Time Students Receiving Athletically Related Aid |
2013 Cohort
(n=27 students) |
| Graduation Rate
|
26% |
| Transfer-Out Rate
|
30% |
| Success Rate(Graduation + Transfer-Out Rate)
|
56% |
Athletically Related Aid by Gender
| Outcomes for First-Time Students Receiving Athletically Related Aid by Gender |
2013 Male Cohort
(n=11) |
2013 Female Cohort
(n=16) |
| Graduation Rate |
9% |
38% |
| Transfer-Out Rate |
27% |
31% |
| Success Rate(Graduation + Transfer-Out Rate) |
36% |
69% |
Athletically Related Aid by Sport
| Outcomes for First-Time Students Receiving Athletically Related Aid by Sport |
Men’s Basketball
(n=7) |
Women’s Basketball
(n=<5) |
Men’s Soccer
(n=<5) |
Women’s Soccer
(n=5) |
Women’s Volleyball
(n=8) |
| Graduation Rate |
14% |
* |
* |
40% |
50% |
| Transfer-Out Rate |
0% |
* |
* |
40% |
25% |
| Success Rate(Graduation + Transfer-Out Rate) |
14% |
* |
* |
80% |
75% |
*To protect student privacy and confidentiality, graduation and transfer-out rates for students receiving athletically related aid are not disaggregated when there are further than 5 students per group.
Job Placement
Job placement information is obtained from a survey of Schoolcraft students who graduated between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Graduates received the survey six months after their graduation date.
Student Job Placement Information
| |
Percentage of 2017-18 Graduates
(n=498 respondents) |
| Overall graduate employment rate |
74% |
| Employed full-time |
67% |
| Employed part-time |
33% |
| Employed in field related to degree/certificate |
64% |
Median Salary
(among graduates employed full-time in a field related to their degree/certificate - data is self-reported) |
$52,000 |
Pursuing Further Education
(currently enrolled at the time of survey) |
51% |
Data source: Schoolcraft College Graduate Follow-Up Survey (2017-18 Graduates)
Student Body Diversity
Student Body Diversity by Gender
| Full-Time Students Enrolled in Fall 2019 |
Number |
Percentage |
| Male |
1,121 |
50% |
| Female |
1,119 |
50% |
Student Body Diversity by Ethnicity
| Full-Time Students Enrolled in Fall 2019 |
Number |
Percentage |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
* |
<1% |
| Asian |
110 |
5% |
| Black/African American |
216 |
10% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
145 |
6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
* |
<1% |
| White |
1,473 |
66% |
| Two or More Races |
69 |
3% |
| Race & Ethnicity Unknown |
120 |
5% |
| Non-Resident Alien |
93 |
4% |
*Exact number suppressed to protect student privacy
Full-Time, First Time Students
| Full-Time, First-Time Students Enrolled in Fall 2017 |
Number |
Percentage |
| Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant |
320 |
37% |
Data sources: IPEDS Fall Enrollment; IPEDS Student Financial Aid, Community College Service Unit Fall Enrollment Reports, 2019
Intercollegiate Athletics Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data
See: https://ope.ed.gov/athletics